AGRICULTURAL BUILDING: Shall include, but not be limited to, a building, structure, or erection used for agricultural purposes as part of an agricultural unit.
AGRICULTURE: The art and science of cultivating the ground, including the harvesting of crops and the rearing and management of livestock.
ANIMAL PRODUCTION: Commercial grazing; commercial ranching; commercial dairy farming; and the commercial breeding and raising of horses, bovine animals, goats, sheep, rabbits, poultry, mink, chinchillas, emus, ostriches, rheas, guinea fowl, alpacas, llamas, mules, donkeys, asses, swine, turkeys, ducks, geese and other similar animals and fowl.
ANIMAL RAISING, PERSONAL: The breeding and raising of agricultural animals and fowl for personal use and for agriculturally related projects by the owner or occupant of the premises.
COMMERCIAL FEEDLOT: The use of a site for the confined feeding or holding of livestock or poultry within buildings, lots, pens, or other close quarters which are not used for crop production or where grazing of natural vegetation is not the major feed source.
CROP PRODUCTION: The raising and harvesting of tree crops, row crops or field crops on an agricultural or commercial basis.
HORTICULTURE: The growing of horticultural and floricultural specialties, such as flowers, shrubs or trees intended for ornamental or landscaping purposes. Typical uses include wholesale plant nurseries and greenhouses.
LIVESTOCK SALES: The use of a site for the temporary confinement and exchange or sale of livestock. Typical uses include sales barns.
STABLES, COMMERCIAL: A building or structure used or intended to be used for the housing only of horses on a fee basis. Riding instruction may be given in connection with a commercial stable.
STABLES, PRIVATE: A building or structure used or intended to be used for housing horses belonging to the owner of the property only for noncommercial purposes. (Ord. C-405, 8-17-2004)